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Which Countries Have the Top Metaverse Strategies? 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

In January 2023, South Korea took its metaverse strategy to the next level, introducing a new platform built for public service relationships. Spain The Spanish government is one of the few actively delivering grants to technology startups and innovators, focusing on metaverse creation.

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Meta Re-lowers Quest 2 Price & Drops Quest Pro to $1,000

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Meta says in a blogpost that pricing changes to Meta Quest 2 (256GB) will also update across Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK. What are your thoughts on the new pricing strategy?

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Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms

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As a similar free-to-play app, Horizon Worlds offers an Avatar Store featuring premium digital outfits—very likely only a first step in the company’s monetization strategy. It was too good to be true.

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Nreal Launches $600 ‘Light’ AR Glasses in United States via Verizon

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As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. Before its release in the US, Nreal has rolled out via telecoms in South Korea, Japan, Germany and Spain.

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Pico Adds New Hires to Support US Expansion

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Furthermore, Pico is specifically hiring for a Head of Pico Studios, Head of VR Game Strategy, Head of Overseas Content Ecosystem , and an Operations Manager. Additionally, Btyedance is investing significant capital into VR games and experiences running on Pico hardware.

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Report: Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Younger Teens Amid Renewed Retention Push

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WSJ only posted snippets of the memo, entitled ‘Horizon 2023 Goals and Strategy’, which was allegedly written by Meta Vice President of Horizon Gabriel Aul. Horizon Worlds on the other hand has been limited to users 18+ since it was launched in 2021, and only to those in US, Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Ireland and Spain.

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Taqtile Deepen Microsoft Support at MWC 2024

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Taqtile, a leader in AR instructional solutions, is showcasing its now deepened support of Microsoft services to boost the usability of its immersive solution in demanding industrial environments. The company intends to prepare for an increasing number of OpenXR devices in 2024.